Wagon-pole extension



C. C" PHIMUS.

WAGON POLE EXTENSION.

PPLICATION FLED JUNE 29, 1921. V

Patented Sept. 19, 192i lll Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

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CHARLES C. QPRIMUS, GF EWING, NEBRASKA,

Application filed June 29,

To ai@ whom t may concer/n. f,

Be it known that I, CHARLES. C. PRMS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at E wing, in the county oiHolt and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wagon-Pole Extensions; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Vehicles and analogous devices provided with draft poles or tongues and adapted to be drawn by horses freqiientl re nire the pole or tendue tobe lengt ene ,par icularly when doubling the team and arranging the animals four abreast.

The present invention provides an extension which not only may be readily applied to the pole or tongue to increase the length thereof when required but which may be adjusted to vary the effective length of the pole as best adapted to the particular need.

Other objects and advantages will be apu parent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to'without de parting from the nature of the'finvention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification,-

Figure 1 is a side view ofthe forward end of a pole or tongue provided with an extension embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention detached from the pole.

Figure 3 is a section on the line w-x of Figure 1, and

Figure 4l is a section on the line g/--y` of Fi re 1. v

orresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawing by like reference characters.

A pole or tongue 1 may be of any construction such as usually provided for vehicles and analogous devices adapted to be drawn by horse power. The pole 1 isv provided at its outer or forward .end with the usual metal disk 2 for cooperation with the neck yoke in a manner well understood The invention comprises a stub pole or WAGON-POLE EXTENSIQN.

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block 3 having a neck yoke stop 4 of anyv preferred construction. Metal straps are secured at their forward ends to opposite sides of the stub pole 3 and extend in parallel relation and are connected at their rear ends by means of a clip 6 and bolt 7. The straps 5 are provided near theirforward ends with a plurality of openings 8 which are in transverse alignment to receive a bolt 9 or like fastening. The bolt 9 is adapted to pass through the loops at the forward end of the pole 1 provided by means of the metal stri 2. The clip 6 is adapted to fit astl'ad .le the ole 1 and is secured in the adjusted position by tightening the bolt or" fasteninfr' 7. The straps 5 extend along opposite sides' of the pole 1 and may be adjusted to bring any desired set of openings 8 in registering position with the loops at the forward end of the pole 1. 4whereby to receive the bolt or fastener 9. A strip 10 is mounted on the bolt 9 and is disposed to engage the bottoni and opposite sides of the 'pole 1 whereby strengthening and reinforcing the straps 5 opposite the parts provided with the openings 8.

lt will be readily understood from the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawing that this invention provides'an extension which may be readily applied to a vehicle pole or tongue and adjusted to vary the effective length thereof as required.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1- 1. An extension for draft poles, the same comprising a stubpole having a neck yoke stop upon its under side, straps secured to the opposite sides of the stub pole and extending in approximately parallel relation, a clip at the rear ends of the straps, a bolt passing lthrough registering openings formed in the overlapping ends of the clips and straps whereby to clamp the pole therebetween, a second clip engaging the outer sides of the lower edges of the straps near their forward ends, and a bolt connecting the overlapping portions of said second clip and the straps and adapted to clamp the forward end of the pole therebetween.

2. An extension for draft poles, the same comprising astub pole having a neck yoke stop upon its under side, straps secured to the opposite sides of the stub pole and .extending in approximately parallel relation, a clip at the rear end of the straps,

a bolt passing through registerngopenings formed length i in the=rear ,'ofthe said stub pole to in the overlapping ends of the clip vand receive the bolt associated with said forward l straps whereby to clamp the pole therebel' 'clip whereby the extension may be adjusted tween, a second clip engaging the outer sides t'tovary the effective length of the pole.

5 and the lower edges of the straps near their Inv testimony whereof I afIiX my signature 15 forward ends, and a bolt connecting the in preseneeof two witnesses. overlapping portions of said second clip and, 4 vv CHARLES C. PRIMUS. the straps and adapted to clamp the forward K'Wit'nesses: Y v end of the `pole therebetween, saidy straps LEONARD HALES, l',

10 having a plurality "of openings vin their S. W. BRLAN, Jr. U y 

